Like some cold poison creeping up our veins, there’s a frisson in the stories and poems of Edgar Allan Poe.
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Will and Ariel Durant were praised for their ability to look at the big picture without losing sight of its little details, even if they did miss some of them.
This world map shows how the rest of the world LOLs. In France, you MDR; in China, you 23333.
“Time Warp” all the way back to 1800s spiritualism, magic performances, and spook shows.
Da Vinci dreamed up a helicopter 400 years before they actually existed. Now, engineers have brought his design to life, but with a twist.
The author of Frankenstein had an obsession with the cemetery and saw love and death as connected.
Late-night shows, developed during the “golden age” of TV, are no longer as relevant in the age of streaming services and Donald Trump.
Some intellectuals use charisma and deception to obscure the holes in their arguments. Here is how to see through their smokescreen.
Michael Faraday’s 1834 law of induction was the key experiment behind the eventual discovery of relativity. Einstein admitted it himself.
Talking to yourself seems to yield real benefits, from boosts in cognitive performance to improved emotional regulation.
His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.
As important as his Nobel Prize-winning technical accomplishments was his ability to communicate to the public.
Hermann Minkowski called Einstein a “lazybones” with a “not very solid” education. Less than 10 years later, he would eat his words.
The Russian writer’s scorn went beyond a difference in taste; Leo Tolstoy virulently hated everything Shakespeare had come to stand for.
Society-changing ideas form through a three-stage process, argues author Michael Bhaskar.
In our Universe, all stable atomic nuclei have protons in them; there’s no stable “neutronium” at all. But what’s the reason why?
A new study suggests that depressed people may prefer a Leonard Cohen or Bob Dylan song to one from The Beach Boys or One Direction.
Research suggests that emotional intelligence is more vital for success than IQ.
The Siege of Leningrad lasted over two years and claimed nearly a million lives. It also inspired writers to record the bleak conditions in which they lived.
A computer that could decidedly pass Alan Turing’s test would represent a major step toward artificial general intelligence.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge” is often taken to mean that your conceptions outweigh what’s real. That’s not what he said.
Being more creative doesn’t require a ‘Muse.’ It’s about pairing intelligence and imagination.
The “lone genius” often gets the credit for big ideas, but real-world innovation is a team sport.
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Undiagnosed brain disease or divine inspiration? The origins of the French composer’s most provocative composition remain up for debate.
Just a small gesture or a thoughtful comment can often alter a situation, or people’s perceptions of it, in ways that relieve tensions and make them feel appreciated and included.
The answer to the age-old philosophical question of whether there is meaning in the Universe may ultimately rest upon the power of information.
Before Herbert came along and wrote Dune, few if any sci-fi stories were set in fully realized universes.
Why I was prepared to hate The Structure of Scientific Revolutions but ended up loving it.
Bernini created art for 8 different popes. In the process, he helped reinforce and redefine Christianity’s visual culture.